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Home of the Glasgow Kiss

Billy Adams visits a pub that commemorates a genocide.

Walking the Outer Hebrides

The old postman’s path is a thrilling journey that zigzags along the coast and over a mountain pass, discovers Mark Rowe.

Death after 21-hour shifts

Serious concerns have been raised about the punishing hours endured by interns at London City investment banks after the death of a young Bank of America Merrill Lynch employee.

Northern Ireland: King country

Fantasy nerds: if you've ever fancied yourself on the throne at Kings Landing, battling for the right to the Seven Kingdoms, here's your chance.

Five weird festivals you didn't know about

If the annual cheese roll in England or wife carrying competition in Finland is too boring for you, here are five very strange ones that might be worth visiting, even if it's just to tweet a pic from.

England: Dark and dastardly deeds

The murky mists of time have thrown up many bizarre tales of legendary Dartmoor, writes Paul Rush.

When a tweet works better than a prayer

A jam-maker who found herself locked inside a British church was eventually rescued - after tweeting for help.

Kiwi mum unrepentant

The son of a Kiwi mother is recovering from the radiotherapy which he finally underwent despite her fears, with no signs of cancer on his last scan.

Gay marriage: Britain, France in surprise contrast

Welcome to UK, give us your phone

Thousands of Kiwis travelling to Great Britain face having their phones seized and personal data downloaded and stored by police.

Police used dead kids' names

Scotland Yard has admitted undercover police stole the identities of at least 43 dead children, but the force refused to tell the youngsters' families.

Mai Chen: View from afar shows it's all working well

Radio prank DJ accuses employer

One of the radio DJs linked to the suicide of a British nurse after a prank call is accusing her employer of failing to maintain a safe workplace.

The world's top five aerial trams

Aerial trams and cable cars take visitors up mountains, over rivers and above cities, and sometimes these cable cars are the destination themselves.

Court cameras experiment 'failed'

Cameras 'swanning' around courtrooms in England will see judges 'heckled' the UK's top judge believes, citing NZ as a bad precedent.

Bar/fly: Basically one big pub crawl

Swan uppers on the Thames are very bespoke, and very thirsty, observes Kevin Pillay.